Interior door install - odd rough opening...

[dantheman8119]

Not garage related but hoping to get some advice.

I'm looking to add an interior door for a storage room in our basement. It is pretty short...the RO is 33.25" x 73" - quite a bit shorter than the typical 82.5" height. Anyone ever put a door in for a situation like this and have any tips?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Dustball]

30" door with wide casing.

Choose a door style that will allow you to cut the height without affecting the aesthetics too much.

Ideally you'd start with a door slab without the bored holes so you can keep the knob at a normal height.

 

[mepstein]

can you re-frame the opening

 

[ace10]

A couple of my basement doors were shorties like that. I ordered custom pre-hung solid core molded six panel doors from HD. At the time, the cost was maybe 20-30% more than in-stock doors.

 

[The Cobbler]

A 30" door would be fine, you could even fit a 32" door in there if the framing is plumb. I have cheated the jambs often on hanging doors by planing them down . I have even used 1/4" jamb with hinge screws going into the framing.
cut the height to fit, I would use a slab( flat) door .

 

[hedtedjr]

All you need is a 2-8 x 6-0 door, should get you in. It will not be a stock door, but shouldn't be overly hard to get if you have a door shop near you.

 

[PugetDude]

X2 on the slab door to avoid it looking like the picture in post #2.

 

[jollygreengiant]

I would find a door you like and cut the height down to what you need. Most hollow core doors are easy to cut, and you can use what you cut patch in supports where you cut it. I've done a couple doors this way in a basement and it was pretty simple.

 

[dantheman8119]

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

 

[Hank11]

Unless it is simply not possible, reframe the opening. Or hit your head on the door jamb every other time you enter the room.

You need very little structure to put up a interior door. Depending on what is above the opening maybe no framing up there at all.